Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-24
NOn.AlcOhOIic Winter Drinks.


From the New York Evening Sun.
"Give me the newspaper mans drink" said
nervous stranger this morning to q dainty clerk In
Park Row drug store
The dainty clerk promptly turned silver faucet
Of the big syrup fountain, and there sizzed forth
frothy liquid OF dull bun color. The stranger
raised the liquid to his lips and swallowed 1t In
two gulpS. bitter taste was left on his palate
and he made several wry faces. whats that
stun made of, anyhow" he asked the clerk
phosphorus, iron, Quinine, and strychnine."
"Strychnine?" gasped the stranger.
"EggSactly; but don't be alarmed. The guam
tity OF strychnine is very small-just enough to
brace your nerves; and the iron vtallzes the blood
the quinine is for the liver and the PHOSPHORUS
bright SnS the BRAIN"
Tine clerk reeled this OF like man that had
For minute the strangers face wore pensive
look. Then he smiled. A feeling OF gentle exhlla-
ration was creeping Through MS frame. His blood
was sens,6iy qnleXened. HIS nerves grew strong
The fountain from which the sirup was ex-
tracted is mammoth fair. Within its marble
walls are forty receptacles containing the usual
fruit sirups and Moxie's nerve food, essence Of
oats, orgeat beef tea, pepsoine, chicken BROTH
imperial elixir and carbonated waters. The car
donated waters are generated by the action Of
sui phuric acid on marble dust.
A dashing SpanIard, with his senorlta linked to
his elbow, entered the store and called for orgeat
'Orgeat?" said the stranger. "What is orgeat?D
THAT'S the temperance drink OF the New York
Frenchman and Spaniaris. 1t is made OF sweet
countries. These almonds are pounded to paste In
mortar. The paste is then put into towel and
AL the milk twisted out. To this milk is added
pulverZed sugar and orange flower water. Then
you I'VE orgeat."
While the druggist was speaking sickly-look
Ing man walked in and critically eyed everybody
in the store Some bottles of patent medicine
wearing yellow top-coats held his attention sew
eral minutes
dyspepsia. II it amt, don't want it," He got
his pepsolne and hurried out, banging the door
Sues one Of our dyspeptlc patients" smiled the
druggist. I'VE have about two hundred OF them
They come In every day, eye the patent medicines
soline."
Then handsome and richly-dressedl lady walked
n and &c contracting her lips to pucker called for
'The girl OF the period" continued the druggist.
"alWays asks for chOcOldte-cold chocolate In the
summer, hot chocolate In the winter, chocolate
the year round. The dandy darby takes straw
berry every time. Lady type-wrters in the offices
near by, prefer coffee In summer and chicken broth
In winter. School girls love lemon and nectar and
the Old men are partial TO beef tea. Our country
cousins call for 'sody with no qualification, and
when asked what S1ruD they prefer in IL oh they
hant partilar, anything n dew"
American Temperament.
WE ARE Merry, FIDGETY PEOPLE AND WE LIVE
TOO FAST.
From the American Magazine
We are emphatcaily people Of nerves. Visitors
ity that pervades our most Insignificant actions:
but they themselves speedily contract restessness
and no longer marvel at wonderful Developments
OF invention and speed OF practical application A
portion OF this great energy is doubtless due to
American climate, which teaches in a vigorous
and Ootruslve manner, that quiet and rest do not
form part OF natural law in this country but IL Is
far more a result OF our newneSS our youth in the
family of nations. Scarcely out OF the Swaddlipg
clothes OF history, we called upon to stand uD
squarely In competition with a thousand years Of
past, and show the Old fogies new thing or two
And wehave done 1t, are doing 1t now and appar-
entity have Shouldered a contract TO keep In the
lead for all time to come. What with new instru-
menLs Tor annlhilatlon OF time and distance
limited express trains across the continent ana
unlimited chances for express speed in dis.
sipatlon, the American temperament has already
grown To be one or great dclcdcy OF nerve. Our
children, at an age when their contemporaries in
FOLK to the rear; and fathers opinion Is voted as
good, OF course, but belongs to a past period Z"
Yet, Ia all this mad speed, there Is reason. 1t
does not follow that live shorter lives than else
where, even In length OF years; that Is not the
case. We are not less capable Of keen apprecia-
tion OF good things, when once they are intro
duced 10 US; On The contrary, we are apt to see
beauty and say SO, too. when not even glance OF
pleasure shows that our slower neighbor has no
ticet 1t. But, from a medical point OF view, our
temperament Is dangerous one 10 the state, In
that IL does most distinctly repreSs reproduction
The future American Will be cOnglomerate: the
blood OF our forerathers will be diluted that
It's characteristics will be lost In foreign overflow
ing tide, which, II sluggish in its flow, may still
be OF service by reclaimng from too much nervous
ness our ndgety people.